This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Cara is taking levetiracetam (Keppra) to treat seizures. Routine education for levetiracetam ... (Read 28 times)

mikaylakyoung

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 531
on: Jul 24, 2018
Cara is taking levetiracetam (Keppra) to treat seizures. Routine education for levetiracetam includes reminding her:
 
  1. To not abruptly discontinue levetiracetam due to risk for withdrawal seizures
  2. To wear sunscreen due to photosensitivity from levetiracetam
  3. To get an annual eye exam while on levetiracetam
  4. To report weight loss if it occurs

Question 2

Levetiracetam has known drug interactions with:
 
  1. Combined oral contraceptives
  2. Carbamazepine
  3. Warfarin
  4. Few, if any, drugs


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

bd5255

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 386
Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

1

Answer to Question 2

4


mikaylakyoung

  • Member
  • Posts: 531
Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Wow, this really help

komodo7

  • Member
  • Posts: 322
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

About one in five American adults and teenagers have had a genital herpes infection—and most of them don't know it. People with genital herpes have at least twice the risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to it than those people who do not have genital herpes.

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

Did you know?

Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).

Plant cells expand by taking up water into their vacuoles. Plant cells expand by taking up water into their vacuoles.
Intelligence and Education Intelligence and Education
The recent mass upheavals in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria gave political scientists a cha The recent mass upheavals in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria gave political scientists a cha
Community colleges have opened higher education to millions of students who would not otherwise have ... Community colleges have opened higher education to millions of students who would not otherwise have ...
Mechanisms of Action of Drugs Used to Treat Angina Mechanisms of Action of Drugs Used to Treat Angina
Spoon vanilla yogurt over canned crushed pineapple and sliced bananas for a tropical treat Spoon vanilla yogurt over canned crushed pineapple and sliced bananas for a tropical treat
Video: Neurosynapse Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library